A path, or pathname is a string that identifies the location of a file or directory on a web server. It is part of the URL, after the domain, that specifies where an asset or page can be found such as /about
or /features
.
/page-x
with x being the number of new page such as /page-2
or /page-4
.
When you duplicate a page it will copy the path name and add a suffix of -copy like /contact-copy
.
For your homepage, you will likely not have a pathname. This is signified by a single trailing slash “/” in the path field.
<Link>
in your Next.js app for links. <Link>
enables client-side navigation, which makes page transitions faster and smoother by avoiding full page reloads. Additionally, it helps with prefetching linked pages, improving the overall performance and user experience by loading the necessary data before the user even navigates to the page.